British & Commonwealth Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:45:28 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:45:28 +0000 Whitebeam Battlefield Research Forum http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/forums/british-commonwealth.90/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 06:33:49 +0000 http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/w-o-frank-balloch-165-sqnd-raf.376/ http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/w-o-frank-balloch-165-sqnd-raf.376/ invalid@example.com (Pat Curran) Pat Curran
This thread is being opened to bring forward research on Warrant Officer Frank Balloch of No. 165 Squadron, RAF.

W/O Balloch was shot down on the 7th June while on the Squadron's second patrol of the day, five miles SW of Carhaix, in Brittany. Having survived the crash landing of his Spitfire IXb (MK855 - 'SK-E'), he was captured by the Germans and held at various PoW camps including Rennes Military...

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